Новости за 23.04.2018

A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with pedestrians, police said. Although the attack had the hallmarks of recent deadly vehicle assaults by Islamic State supporters in the United States […]

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Martell A white van killed at least nine people and injured 16 when its driver ploughed through a busy Toronto sidewalk on a sunny Monday afternoon, according to police, hospital officials and a Reuters witness. The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. (1730 GMT) as large crowds of office […]

Police on Monday said they are investigating pre-meditated murder after an elderly woman was found dead, bound and gagged in her bed in Aglandjia, Nicosia. Andriani Vanezi, 80, was a retired school teacher and was living with her son. She was found at 9.05 am by her daughter who lives in the apartment next door, […]

A 39-year-old man from Paphos was referred to trial after his two dogs on Sunday attacked and injured two women who are currently in hospital, police said on Monday. The man was arrested early on Monday after his dogs, two Rottweilers, attacked and injured  two women, a 79-year-old and her daughter, aged 45, on Sunday […]

Three male European nationals, aged 21 and 24, who have crossed to the north from the government-controlled areas, found themselves in trouble after being caught trespassing into the closed off town of Varosha, it was reported on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot media reports, the three – two from Latvia, one from Poland –students of […]

One of the last remaining pieces of the Kanakaria mosaics has been repatriated to Cyprus and was presented at a special ceremony on Monday evening at the Archbishopric in Nicosia. President Nicos Anastasiades, who was present at the ceremony, said that he had accepted the invitation to attend with “much emotion”. The return of the […]

Eighty per cent of respondents in Cyprus in a new European survey said they were in good health, putting Cyprus tenth of EU countries. This is one of the results of a special Eurobarometer report published on Monday on fairness, inequality and inter-generational mobility in the EU. Respondents who agree they are in good health […]

Italy’s president has asked the head of the lower house of parliament to see whether the 5-Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party (PD) could form a coalition government, a presidential official said on Monday. President Sergio Mattarella, who is struggling to end seven weeks of political deadlock following inconclusive elections last month, asked the lower […]

A man who worked for a company cooperating with Helector – the operator of landfills in Paphos and Larnaca – denied in court on Monday that he was on the take in return for manipulating data relating to the amounts of processed municipal waste. Petros Petrou, a software operator for a company that received and […]

Tax authorities are now eyeing short-term property rentals such as Airbnb which, due to loopholes in the law, are not subject to tax. The matter was raised on Monday at the House finance committee, which discussed the leasing/renting of properties via online services. Tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris said this income is not currently taxed. In […]

  Turkey’s recent interventions into Cyprus exclusive economic zone (EEZ) were condemned during a meeting on Monday of the European parliament’s foreign affairs committee in Brussels. The committee was addressed by Cyprus’ ambassador to the EU, Nicos Emiliou – who laid out Cyprus’ position – and the island’s five MEPs, as well as Angelina Eichhorst, […]

  Main opposition Akel on Monday told foreign diplomats in Cyprus the simplest and surest way for Turkish Cypriots to ensure their share in the island’s hydrocarbons wealth was to help reach a solution. Addressing 35 ambassadors and other diplomats at a lunch in Nicosia, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou spoke about the failure of the […]

Sevilla President Jose Castro says action will be taken after the team’s humiliating King’s Cup final defeat by Barcelona on Saturday. Barcelona won 5-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano to lift the trophy for the fourth year in a row and Spanish media reported that Sevilla’s Italian coach Vincenzo Montella is at risk of being fired […]

The location of the new parliament building should be in the centre of Nicosia, the capital’s mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Monday as political quarters jockeyed for influence. In a statement, Yiorkadjis said the new parliament building – construction on which was slated to begin later this year – should remain within the boundaries of Nicosia municipality. “In […]

The issue of church committees which prevent charities from collecting donations at funerals unless they are paid a percentage of the proceeds was discussed at the session of the House human rights committee on Monday in the presence of church and charity representatives. At least two bishops, those of Famagusta and Tamassos, refuse to bow […]

If you are trading forex you need a couple of things. Relying on luck is not an alternative and you should make sure that you find a good broker. Trading platforms are important as well and they could help you make a profit more easily. For beginner traders, things might seem more complicated at first. […]

It is hard to underestimate the importance of air. We are surrounded by it every second of our lives. That said, air humidity is no less important, and directly influences the quality of life. Surprisingly, many people wrongly believe that controlling humidity levels is essential only for those people who either suffer from certain respiratory […]

A bill to extend the deadline for the submission of tax returns by individuals from July 30 until October 30 will be tabled to the plenum by Disy leader Averof Neophytou for a vote in two weeks’ time. The House voted for the submission of tax returns electronically last year, and it is compulsory from […]

Whistleblowers exposing fraud, tax evasion, data breaches and other misdeeds will be given more protection from retaliation under new rules proposed by the European Commission on Monday. The move by the EU executive comes in the wake of criticism from transparency campaigners about the lack of protection granted to individuals who report such breaches in […]

  By Michael Holden and Guy Faulconbridge Kate, wife of Prince William, smiled and waved as she left hospital on Monday after giving birth to a boy who is now fifth in line to the British throne. The baby was born at 1001 GMT and weighed 8 lbs 7oz (3.8 kg). William was present for […]

Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy on Monday at a hospital in London, the third child for the British royal couple. Kensington Palace said the baby was born at 1001 GMT and weighs 8 lbs 7oz. William was present for the birth at St Mary’s Hospital in west London where […]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday ruled out any trade-off with Turkey in efforts to secure the release of two detained Greek soldiers and said Ankara appeared to be moving further away from Europe. The soldiers were arrested in March after crossing a densely forested part of the border in bad weather and face […]

French President Emmanuel Macron, who starts a three-day state visit to the United States on Monday, will seek to please his host Donald Trump with a gift that taps into U.S. Marines lore. Macron will offer an oak sapling taken from the scene of a key World War One battle, where the Marine Corps repelled […]

This year’s ‘Let’s do it Cyprus’ clean-up campaign has reached its target of more than 40,000 volunteers before it has even started, Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou said on Monday. The event is a one-day effort to clean the island of as much rubbish as possible which takes place every year in April. This year it […]

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte said he and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had settled their differences ahead of next month’s FA Cup final between the two clubs. Conte, who won the title with Chelsea last season, and Mourinho, the London club’s most successful ever manager, have clashed on several occasions. In January, Conte called Mourinho […]